Coconut Oil and Weight Loss

Are you just straight drinking it? I honestly don't see why it would aide in weight loss at all. It has the exact same calorie content as olive oil. (at least the brand I use does) 120 per tablespoon.

Obviously the nutrients are different, but it's still 120 calories.

Are you just straight drinking it? I honestly don't see why it would aide in weight loss at all. It has the exact same calorie content as olive oil. (at least the brand I use does) 120 per tablespoon.

Obviously the nutrients are different, but it's still 120 calories.

Agreed. Oil is the most calorie dense food on the planet.

I agree that there's no magic weight loss pill or food. Coconut oil has many health benefits and I use it all the time to grease my pan if I'm baking chicken or tilapia, etc but I don't drink it like a lot off ppl on the internet suggest. It has sat fat but the good mediium-chain fatty acids we're hearing about but if it's putting you over your calorie limit I would use it sparingly in place of other oils with cooking, etc.

Neither. There is not food that causes weight loss. Eating in a calorie deficit causes weight loss. Coconut Oil has health benefits but it does not cause weight loss. Belly fat is lost by losing fat overall. You cannot spot reduce. Take a balances healthy approach of limiting calories and getting more exerccise and you will see the benefits. Look for a magic bullet and you will be frustrated.

This,

Also, I have heard that CLA helps improve body composition when on a calorie reduced diet combined with regular exercise. My brother swears by it, I have just started it myself for 3 weeks to see if I have any change on my measurements.

Ugh.. my husband got on a coconut oil kick, CONVINCED he would loose weight & get heart healthy, since he read some articles that said all the warnings about saturated fat were bogus.

He faithfully drank it every single day.. nuked in the microwave. It grossed me out, but he was dedicated- and hey, to each their own right?

Well, nothing changed, at all. That's pretty much the end of it, and he doesn't take it anymore at all, and doesn't ask me to cook with it either.

I knew a patient once whose family was convinced she had alzheimer's (she never actually had it) and one of the home remedies that the daughter used was coconut oil. She was slipping it to her in all of her meals. She gained 22 pounds in a year. All oils are high in calories.

I had over 150 pounds to lose as well. I started in earnest on March 26. I have lost 52 pounds so far. I eat the same things I liked before, just not five people's worth of food. Do not look for a gimmick. A little moderation, a little self control, and a little discipline is all you will need.

I mix coconut oil & flax oil in either my morning oatmeal or morning coffee, it helps me feel more full and once I started upping my healthy fat consumption I saw more weight loss. Granted its just once peace of the puzzle because at the same time I have also been lifting more, running more ect...

give it a try, don't go over your calorie count with it but adding it in (I do half a tablespoon of coconut oil & half a tsp of flax) can't hurt you unless you're guzzling it!

I wouldn't know how this affects my weight loss personally, because I have a life threatening allergy to the stuff. I have read that it is very good for you though.

I use a lot of coconut oil, but more for it's healthy fat content and the overall caloric load it adds to a meal. It basically replaces other things that i've eliminated from my diet (bread, pasta and processed food etc). My experience with it has been good, but it's just a small piece of an improved lifestyle,

Also, if you have high cholesterol, you should definitely be avoiding coconut oil. I love coconut, but have to settle for imitation coconut extract.

I use coconut oil in my protein shakes, but only because I can always use the calories (I love to exercise).... I heard it can help your hair and nails, but if it does, that's just a bonus to the yummy flavor it adds to my shakes, and the calorie boost it gives me toward getting to my goal.

Don't think so. However, my Mom is trying to drink more coconut water since it is supposed to improve skin elasticity to make you look younger. I always think she looks good for her age but we shall see. I tried to drink it and not a fan.

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Coconut oil absolutely promotes weight loss. Check this link out: http://www.coconutoil.com/

I use coconut oil for almost all of my cooking and baking. I also use it on my face for wrinkle prevention and on my stomach to prevent stretchmarks (I'm pregnant right now). I don't take it by the spoonful and I definitely log it just like anything else I eat. However, my husband started using it liberally over a year ago and hasn't gained a pound. You're on the right track! If you don't log the calories from it, you probably should start and see how that helps. It really is one of the best oils anyone could use!

Personally I use coconut oil as a sunscreen. Supposedly you absorb the pro-health properties through your skin over time.

Are you serious? 'Supposedly' shouldn't be enough for you to gamble your health by risking melanomas. You're basically cooking your skin... if you haven't got the genetics for melanoma or even the less damaging skin cancers, you're still going to end up baking yourself into an old leathered couch. Seriously, absorbing pro-health properties through the skin to prevent sunburn? Wtf? What are pro-health properties? How is absorbing something 'over time' preventing uv damage right now?

As for coconut oil helping with weight loss... dream on. Just because some supermodel who pushes her own brand of organic, overpriced skincare is all about taking tablespoons of the stuff to lose baby weight doesn't mean it does jack. None of the links provided by the coconut oil cheer squad have shown the stuff to be safe or effective when taken internally. That doesn't mean it's unsafe, but who knows? The best use for coconut oil is as a hair treatment. Rub it through your hair 2-4 hours before your shower, then wash out and marvel at how soft easy to manage your hair is. Or don't, because coconut oil for hair isn't a one size fits all treatment. Either it works or it doesn't, so sucks if it doesn't. Alternatively use it as a moisturiser and for the love of god, put sunscreen on afterward.

Or have the face of a 50 year old at 30.